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1 Olsson, O.; Wegerich, Kai; Kabilov, Firdavs. 2012. Water quantity and quality in the Zerafshan River Basin: only an upstream riparian problem? International Journal of Water Resources Development, 28(3):493-505. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/07900627.2012.684318]
Water quality ; Rules ; River basins ; Upstream ; Case studies ; Water pollution ; Water law ; Water availability ; Water scarcity ; Watercourses ; Stream flow ; Environmental effects / Central Asia / Aral Sea Basin / Zerafshan River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: PER Record No: H044911)
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In discussing the 1997 UN Watercourses Convention, McCaffrey (1998) gave a theoretical example of the late-developer problem. This paper complements that theoretical example with a real case study of the Zerafshan basin in Central Asia. While McCaffrey addressed the water quantity issue in his example, the focus here also includes water pollution. The aim of the paper is to analyze some of the provisions of the mechanisms in the field of international water law—the Helsinki Rules and the UN Watercourses Convention—for water quantity and quality aspects, as well as to provide an insight into the basin regarding these two aspects.
2 Wegerich, Kai; Kazbekov, Jusipbek; Kabilov, Firdavs; Mukhamedova, Nozilakhon. 2012. Meso-level cooperation on transboundary tributaries and infrastructure in the Ferghana Valley. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 28(3):525-543. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/07900627.2012.684314]
River basin management ; Water management ; Valleys ; International waters ; International cooperation ; Agreements ; Case studies ; Pumping / Central Asia / Kyrgyzstan / Tajikistan / Uzbekistan / Ferghana Valley / Andijan Province / Ferghana Province / Batken Province / Sughd Province / Jalalabad Province / Osh Province
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: PER Record No: H044913)
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The river basin management approach in the Syr Darya basin fragmented after the disintegration of the Soviet Union. However, this approach had already created dependencies between riparian states, such as transboundary water control infrastructure. At the national level, these states hardly cooperate, but at the province and district level, especially in the Ferghana Valley, which is shared by Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, cooperation continues. This paper analyzes transboundary cooperation in the Ferghana Valley. On the periphery, con ict and cooperation still take place on both water management infrastructure and water sharing. The greatest hindrance to cooperation—border control—is outside the realm of water management, but is key given the property rights to water management infrastructure in the neighbouring riparian states.
3 Olsson, V.; Wegerich, Kai; Kabilov, Firdavs. 2013. Water quantity and quality in the Zerafshan River Basin: only an upstream riparian problem? In Stucki, V.; Wegerich, Kai; Rahaman, M. M.; Varis, O. (Eds.). Water and security in Central Asia: solving a Rubik's Cube. London, UK: Routledge. pp.99-111. (Routledge Special Issues on Water Policy and Governance)
Water quality ; River basins ; Upstream ; Downstream ; Stream flow ; Water pollution ; Water law ; Water availability ; Water scarcity ; Water shortage ; Environmental effects ; Agreements ; International organizations / Central Asia / Zerafshan River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H046077)
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In discussing the 1997 UN Watercourse Convention, McCaffrey (1998) gave a theoretical example of the late-developer problem. This paper complements that theoretical example with a real case study of the Zerafshan basin in Central Asia. While McCalliey addressed the water quantity issue in his example, the focus here also includes water pollution. The aim of the paper is to analyze some of the provisions of the mechanisms in the field of international water law- the Helsinki Rules and the UN Watercourses Convention- for water quantity and quality aspects, as well as to provide an insight into the basin regarding these two aspects.
4 Wegerich, Kai; Kazbekov, Jusipbek; Kabilov, Firdavs; Mukhamedova, Nozilakhon. 2013. Meso-level cooperation on transboundary tributaries and infrastructure in the Ferghana Valley. In Stucki, V.; Wegerich, Kai; Rahaman, M. M.; Varis, O. (Eds.). Water and security in Central Asia: solving a Rubik's Cube. London, UK: Routledge. pp.131-149. (Routledge Special Issues on Water Policy and Governance)
Water management ; Infrastructure ; International waters ; Water sharing ; Agreements ; Conflict ; Cooperation ; Valleys ; River basin management ; Case studies ; Pumps / Central Asia / Kyrgyzstan / Tajikistan / Uzbekistan / Ferghana Valley
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H046079)
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The river basin management approach in the Syr Darya basin fragmented after the disintegration of the Soviet Union. However, this approach had already created dependencies between riparian states such as transboundary water control infrastructure. At the national level, these states hardly cooperate, but at the province and district level, especially in the Ferghana Valley, which is shared by Kyrgyzstan., Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, cooperation continues. This paper analyzes transboundary cooperation in the Ferghana Valley. On the periphery, conflict and cooperation still take place on both water management infrastructure and water sharing. The greatest hindrance to cooperation- border control -is outside the realm at water management, but is key given the property rights to water management infrastructure in the neighboring riparian states.
5 Platonov, Alexander; Wegerich, Kai; Kazbekov, Jusipbek; Kabilov, Firdavs. 2014. Beyond the state order?: second crop production in the Ferghana Valley, Uzbekistan. International Journal of Water Governance, 2:83-104. [doi: https://doi.org/10.7564/14-IJWG58]
Crop production ; Irrigated land ; Cash crops ; Cotton ; Winter wheat ; Food policies ; Farmers ; State intervention ; Water resources ; Water user associations / Central Asia / Uzbekistan / Ferghana Valley
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H046615)
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After independence in 1991, Uzbekistan introduced a policy on food security and consequently reduced the irrigated area allocated to cotton and increased the area of winter wheat. Shifting to winter wheat allowed farmers to grow a second crop outside the state-order system. The second crops are the most profitable and therefore farmers tried to maximize the area grown to this second crop. Although the second crops are the most profitable, only few studies have focused on this topic. Evidence is presented which shows that state control of crops has been extended from the main crops, cotton and wheat, to the second crops. Satellite images used for classification of main crops in two provinces of the Ferghana Valley for 2006–2011, highlight that the area utilized for second crops is dependent on the infrastructure that enables access to the water resource, not on the area’s position within the irrigation system.
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